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L. RUHE. AQUARIUM. V

Patented Feb. 12, 17895.

(No ModeL) I No. 534,052.

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FFQE@ `LOIIIS RUHE, OF NEW YORK, N; Y.

. AQUARIUM.

SPVEGIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 534,052, datedFebruary 12, 1895.

Application filed October 31,1894. Serial No. 627,559. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern: Be it known that I, LOUIS RUHE, a citizen ofthe United States, residing in the city, county, and State of New York,have invented certaind new and useful Improvements in Aquariums, ofwhich the following 'is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved aquarium of that class in whichthe base-portion and side-plates of the same can be detached fromeachother so as to be shipped in sop-called knock-down position, thepartsbeing readily connected again when the aquarium is to be put up foruse, and being then tightly connected at their meeting-edges, so as toprovide water-tight joints and prevent any leakage of water fromthe-same; and the invention con-` sists of an aquarium, composed of abase-portion and glass side plates, metallic anglestrips attached to themeeting-edges of the side-plates with each other and to the bottomedges, bolts for connecting together the anglestrips of themeeting-edges of the side-plates and for connecting with thebase-portion the bottom angle strips of the sideplates, and elasticpacking-strips interposed between the outwardly extending lian ges ofthe anglestrips, and between the main portions of the angle-Strips andthe inner faces of the side.- plates and bottom, by which thewater-tight connection of the bottom with the side-plates and of theside-plates with each other, is ob-. tained, as willbe fully describedhereinafter and finally pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings-Figure 1 represents a perspective view ofmy improved aquarium. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section of the same, andFigs. 3 and 4 are respectively a horizontal and a vertical section on anenlarged scale, on lines 3, 3, and 4C, 4, Fig. 1, taken respectivelythrough the side-plates and bottom of the aquarium.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspending parts.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the base or bottom of myimproved aquarium,

which is preferably formed of metal or othersuitable material, andsupported on feet a. The glass side-plates C, C, are connected with thebase A and with each other by means of metallic angle-strips D E whichare applied to the meeting-edges of the side-walls and base and of theside-plates- The side-plates.

C are made of glass of suitable thickness, the angle-strips being foldedand made of corresponding size, and bent at their folded edges inoutward direction, while the outwardly-ex'- tending portions orflanges'E formed by foldbolts e? passing tightly through holes drilled,through the glass side-plates, so that the angle-strips are rigidlyconnected with each other and with the side plates, as clearly shown indetail in Fig. 3. The bottom strips D are also doubled and attached bymeans composed of main'portions D and ange portions 'D2 which extend at'right angles to the main portions, while bolts dpass through the mainportions D and the side-plates and bolts d pass through the flanges D2and the base A, as shown in Fig. 4. v

For the purpose of producing the tight connection of the angle-strips DE with the base A and side-plates C of the aquarium, elasticpacking-strips f' are interposed between the outwardly-extendingflange-portions of the angle-stripsE and similar elastic strips f be`tween the main-portions of the same and the side-plates, while washersare arranged at the points where the bolts pass through the sideplatesof the aquarium. Similar packingstrips f2 are interposed between themain-por tions D', of bottom-strips D and the glass plates, and betweenthe flanges of the bottomstrips and the base A, as shown in Fig. 4. Bythe packing-strips the perfectly tight-fitting of the different parts isobtained.

The water-tight connection of the base with the bottom-strips, and ofthe side-plates with the corner-strips is obtained when the indi vidualparts of the aquarium are secured together, while the bolt connection ofthe parts permits the ready detaching of the parts so as to pack theminto a comparatively small space for shipment.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patente-- 1. An aquarium, composed of a base-portion,side-plates, metallic angle-strips connecting the side-plates with thebottom, metallic angle-strips attached to the meetingedges of theside-plates and provided with outwardly-extending flanges, andpackingstrips interposed between the angle-strips and the base-portion,the side-plates and the angie-strips at the meeting-edges, and theontwardly-extending flanges of the angie-strips at the corners,substantially as set forth.

2. An aquarium, composed of a base-portion, metallic angle-stripsconnecting the sideplates with the base-portion side-plates,angle-strips provided with eyes and bolted to said side plates, saidangle-strips being provided with outwardly extending tlanges, bolts forconnecting the outwardly-extending anges of the angle-strips, andpacking-strips interposed between the main portions of the angle-strpsand the sideplates, and between the base-portion and to the side-plates,subj stantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LOUIS RUHE.

Witnesses:

GEO. L. WHnnLooK, J UAN C. ABEL.

